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created 10/25/03; last updated: 11/01/03

Poems that make you think always bring warm fuzzies on the inside 嚙踝蕭 Enjoy 嚙踝蕭

Believe in Yourself-
There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren嚙踝蕭t the way you had hoped they would be.
That嚙踝蕭s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people disappoint you and let you down.
But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust your own judgments and opinions, to keep your life focused on believing in yourself.
There will be challenges to face and changes to make in your life, and it is up to you to accept them.
Constantly keep yourself headed in the right direction for you. It may not be easy at times, but in those times of struggle you will find a stronger sense of who you are.
So when the days come that are filled with frustration and unexpected responsibilities, remember to believe in yourself and all you want your life to be.
Because the challenges and changes will only help you to find the goals that you know are meant to come true for you.
Keep believing in yourself.
Author Unknown

1. At least 5 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you, in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you, is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don嚙踝蕭t like you.
5. Every night, someone thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. Without you, someone may not be living.
8. You are special and unique, in your own way.
9. Someone that you don嚙踝蕭t know even exists loves you.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look, you most likely turned your back on the world.
12. When you think you have no chance at getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, you probably soon or later will get it.
13. Always remember compliments you received, forget about the rude remarks.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know.
15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they嚙踝蕭re great.

*take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
*when you lose, don嚙踝蕭t lose the lesson.
*follow the three r嚙踝蕭s: respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
*remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck
*learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
*don嚙踝蕭t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
*when you realize you嚙踝蕭ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
*spend some time alone every day.
*open your arms to change, but don嚙踝蕭t let go of your values.
*remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
*live a good, honorable life. Then, when you get older and think back, you嚙踝蕭ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
*a loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life
*in disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don嚙踝蕭t bring up the past.
*share you knowledge. It嚙踝蕭s a way to achieve immortality.
*be gentle with the earth.
*Once a year, go someplace you嚙踝蕭ve never been before.
*remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
*judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
*approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Maybe we嚙踝蕭re supposed to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. When the door to happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don嚙踝蕭t see the one which has been opened for us. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch with and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you嚙踝蕭ve ever had. Its true that we don嚙踝蕭t know what we嚙踝蕭ve got until we lose it, but it嚙踝蕭s also true that we don嚙踝蕭t know what we嚙踝蕭ve been missing until it arrives. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they嚙踝蕭ll love you back. Don嚙踝蕭t expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart, but if it doesn嚙踝蕭t, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Don嚙踝蕭t get for looks; they can deceive. Don嚙踝蕭t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and once chance to do all the things you want to do. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. Always put yourself in others嚙踝蕭 shoes. If you feel that it hurt you, it probably hurt the other person too. The happiest of people don嚙踝蕭t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can嚙踝蕭t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

When you嚙踝蕭ve trusted God and walked his way.
When you feel His hand lead you day by day
But your steps now take you another way
Start over.
Then you嚙踝蕭ve made your place they嚙踝蕭ve gone awry
When you嚙踝蕭ve tried your best and there嚙踝蕭s not more to try
When you嚙踝蕭ve failed yourself and you don嚙踝蕭t know why...
Start over.
When you嚙踝蕭ve told your friends what you plan to do
When you嚙踝蕭ve trusted them and they didn嚙踝蕭t come through
And now you嚙踝蕭re all alone and it嚙踝蕭s up to you嚙皺
Start over.
When you嚙踝蕭ve failed your kids and they嚙踝蕭ve grown and gone
When you嚙踝蕭ve done your best but it嚙踝蕭s turned out wrong
And now your grandchildren have come along嚙皺
Start over.
When you嚙踝蕭ve prayed to god so you嚙踝蕭ll know his will
When you嚙踝蕭ve prayed and prayed and you don嚙踝蕭t know still
When you want to stop cause you嚙踝蕭ve had your fill
Start over.
When you think you嚙踝蕭re finished and want to quit.
When you嚙踝蕭ve bottomed out in life嚙踝蕭s deepest pit.
When you tried and tried to get out of it.
Start over.
When the year has been long and successes few
When December comes and you嚙踝蕭re feeling blue.
God gives a January just for you嚙皺
Start over.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We嚙踝蕭ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we嚙踝蕭ve added years to life, not life to years.
We嚙踝蕭ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the neighbor.
We嚙踝蕭ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we嚙踝蕭ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we嚙踝蕭ve split the atom, but not our prejudice.
We have higher incomes, but lower morals; we嚙踝蕭ve become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships.
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition. These are the days of two incomes, and more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.
It is a time when there is too much in the show window and nothing in the stock room.

IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD
Falling in love.
Laughing so hard your face hurts.
A hot shower.
No lines at super Wal-Mart.
A special glance.
Getting mail.
Taking a drive on a pretty road.
Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
Hot towels out of the dryer.
Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price.
Chocolate milkshakes.
A long distance phone call.
A bubble bath.
Giggling.
A good conversation.
The beach.
Find a $20 bill in your coat from last winter
Laughing at yourself.
Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
Running through sprinklers.
Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
Having someone tell you that you嚙踝蕭re beautiful
Laughing at an inside joke.
Friends.
Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
Your first kiss.
Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
Playing with a new puppy.
Having someone play with your hair.
Sweet dreams
Hot chocolate.
Road trips with friends.
Swinging on swings
Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree while eating cookies and drinking eggnog.
Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along without feeling stupid.
Going to a really good concert.
Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
Winning a really competitive game.
Making chocolate-chip cookies.
Having your friends send you homemade cookies.
Spending time with close friends.
Seeing smiles and hearing laughter from your friends.
Holding hands with someone you care about.
Running into an old friend and realizing that some things (good or bad) never change.
Riding the best roller coasters over and over.
Watching the expression on someone嚙踝蕭s face as they open a much desired present from you.
Watching the sunrise.
Getting out of bed every morning and thanking God for another beautiful day.

I am thankful: For the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching TV, because that means he is at home and not on the streets.
For the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
For the mess to clean after a party, because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.
For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.
For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.
For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.
For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.
For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
For the lady behind me in church that sings off key, because it means I can hear.
For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day, because it means I have been capable of working hard.
For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours, because it means that I am alive.
And finally嚙皺..
For too much e-mail, because it means I have friends who are thinking of me.

Close to the door
He paused to stand
As he took his class ring
Off her hand
All who were watching
Did not speak As a silent tear Ran down his cheek And through his mind The memories ran Of the moments they walked And laughed in the sand But now her eyes were so terrible cold For he would never again Have her to hold. They watched in silence As he bent near And whispered the words嚙皺. 嚙踝蕭I love you嚙踝蕭 in her ear. He touched her face And started to cry As he put on his ring And wanted to die And just then the wind began to blow As they lowered her casket Into the snow This is what happens To man alive嚙皺. When friends let friends嚙皺 Drink and drive.

嚙踝蕭The handwriting on the wall嚙踝蕭 A weary mother returned from the store, Lugging groceries through the kitchen door. Awaiting her arrival was her eight year old son, Anxious to relate what his younger brother has done. 嚙踝蕭While I was out playing and dad was on a call, T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It嚙踝蕭s on the new paper you just hung in the den. I told him you嚙踝蕭d be mad at having to do it again.嚙踝蕭 She let out a moan and furrowed her brow. 嚙踝蕭Where is your little brother right now?嚙踝蕭 She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride, She marched to his closet where he had gone to hide. She called his full name as she entered his room. He trembled with fear 嚙碾 he knew that meant doom! For the next ten minutes, she ranted and raved About the expensive wallpaper and how she had saved. Lamenting all the work it would take to repair, She condemned his actions and total lack of care. The more she scolded, the madder she got, Then stomped from his room, totally distraught! She headed for the den to confirm her fears. When she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears. The message she read pierced her soul with a dart. It said, 嚙踝蕭I love Mommy,嚙踝蕭 surrounded by a heart. Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, With an empty picture frame hung to surround it. A reminder to her, and indeed to all, Take time to read the handwriting on the wall.

嚙踝蕭Mommy嚙踝蕭 Johnny brought a gun to school, He told his friends that it was cool, And when he pulled the trigger back, It shot with a great crack. Mommy, I was a good girl, I did what I was told, I went to school, I got straight a嚙踝蕭s, I even got the gold! But mommy, when I went to school that day, I never said goodbye, I嚙踝蕭m sorry mommy, I had to go, But mommy, please don嚙踝蕭t cry. When Johnny shot the gun, He hit me and another, And all because Johnny, Got the gun from his older brother. Mommy, please tell daddy; That I love him very much, And please tell Chris; my boyfriend; That it wasn嚙踝蕭t just a crush. And tell my little sister; That she is the only now, And tell my dear sweet grandmother; I嚙踝蕭ll be waiting for her now. And tell my wonderful friends; That they always were the best, Mommy, I嚙踝蕭m not the first, I嚙踝蕭m no better than the rest. Mommy, tell my teachers; I won嚙踝蕭t show up for class, And never to forget this, And please don嚙踝蕭t let this pass. Mommy, why嚙踝蕭d it have to be me? No one deserves this, Mommy, warn the others, Mommy, I left with out a kiss. And mommy, tell the doctors; I know they really did try, I think I even saw a doctor Trying not to cry. Mommy, I嚙踝蕭m slowly dying, With a bullet in my chest, But mommy, please remember, I嚙踝蕭m in heaven with the rest. Mommy, I ran as fast as I could, When I heard that crack, Mommy, listen to me if you would, I嚙踝蕭m not coming back. I wanted to go to college, I wanted to try things that were new, I guess I嚙踝蕭m not going with Daddy; On that trip to the new zoo. I wanted to get married, I wanted to have a kid, I wanted to be an actress, Mommy, I wanted to live. But mommy I must go now, The time is getting late, Mommy tell my boyfriend, I嚙踝蕭m sorry, but I had to cancel the date. I love you mommy, I always have, I know; you know it嚙踝蕭s true, And mommy all I wanted to say, 嚙踝蕭Mommy, I love you.嚙踝蕭

About ten years ago, a young and very successful executive named josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his sleek, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child darted out, but a brick sailed out and WHUMP! It smashed into the jag嚙踝蕭s shiny black side door. SCREECH嚙皺..!!!!! Brakes slammed! Gears ground into reverse, and tires madly spun the Jaguar back to the spot from where the brick had been thrown. Josh jumped out of the car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, 嚙踝蕭what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!?!?嚙踝蕭 building up a head of steam, he went on. 嚙踝蕭That嚙踝蕭s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?嚙踝蕭嚙踝蕭Please, mister, please嚙皺I嚙踝蕭m sorry! I didn嚙踝蕭t know what else to do!嚙踝蕭 pleaded the youngster. 嚙踝蕭I threw the brick because no one else would stop!嚙踝蕭 tears were dripping down the boy嚙踝蕭s chin as he pointed around the parked car. 嚙踝蕭It嚙踝蕭s my brother, mister,嚙踝蕭 he said. 嚙踝蕭He rolled off the curb and out of his wheelchair and I can嚙踝蕭t life him up.嚙踝蕭 Sobbing, the boy asked the executive, 嚙踝蕭Would you please help me get him back in his wheelchair? He嚙踝蕭s hurt and he嚙踝蕭s too heave for me.嚙踝蕭 Moved beyond words, the young executive tried desperately to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapes and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be ok. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long walk back to the sleek, black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE 嚙碾 a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his jaguar. He kept the dent to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention嚙皺.

True story: A young man who had been raised as an atheist was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to his friends嚙踝蕭 sermons, but he heard them often. One night, the diver went to the indoor pool at the college he attended. The lights were all off, but as the pool had big skylights and the moon was bright, there was plenty of light to practice by. The young man climbed up to the highest diving board and as he turned his back to the pool on the edge of the board and extended his arms out, he saw his shadow on the wall. The shadow of his body was in the shape of a cross. At that moment the love of God overwhelmed him. Instead of diving, he knelt down and asked Christ to come into his life. As the young man stood, a maintenance man walked in and turned the lights on. The pool had been drained for repairs.

Read carefully and understand the meanings. Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear. Don嚙踝蕭t cry over anyone who won嚙踝蕭t cry over you. If love isn嚙踝蕭t a game, why are there so many players? Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. You can only go as far as you push. Actions speak louder than words. The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love somebody else. Don嚙踝蕭t let the past hold you back, you嚙踝蕭re missing the good stuff. Life嚙踝蕭s short. If you don嚙踝蕭t look around once in awhile you might miss it. A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have. Some people make the world special just by being in it. Best friends are the sibling God forgot to give us. When it hurts to look back, and you嚙踝蕭re scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there. True friendship never ends. Friends are forever. Good friends are like stars嚙皺you don嚙踝蕭t always see them, but you know they are always there. Don嚙踝蕭t frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile. What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry? Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them. Everything is okay in the end. If its not okay, then its not the end. Most people walk in and out of your life, But only friends leave footprints in your heart.

Ladies: this is a powerful piece and, as suggested below, should be shared with as many female friends as possible. But, also can be copied to the Men as well. It is particularly important that we share this with our younger sisters, daughters, nieces, friends who may suffer in silence not knowing where to turn. I got flowers today. It wasn嚙踝蕭t my birthday or any other special day. We had our first argument last night, and he said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he is sorry and didn嚙踝蕭t mean the things he said. Because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today. It wasn嚙踝蕭t our anniversary or any other special day. Last night, he threw me into a wall and started to choke me. It seemed like a nightmare. I couldn嚙踝蕭t believe it was real. I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over. I know he must be sorry. Because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today, and it wasn嚙踝蕭t Mother嚙踝蕭s Day or any other special day. Last night, he beat me up again. And it was much worse than all the other times. If I leave him, what will I do? How will I take care of my kids? What about money? I嚙踝蕭m afraid of him and scared to leave. But I know he must be sorry. Because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today. Today was a very special day. It was the day of my funeral. Last night, he finally killed me. He beat me to death. If only I had gathered enough courage and strength to leave him, I would not have gotten flowers嚙皺today. Stop domestic violence today!! Do not tolerate it! Sometimes you never know who嚙踝蕭s going through it until its too late.

If I were to kill myself today, what would you think? Would think of all the good times we had, or would you think of the bad ones? Would you think that you liked me, or hated my guts? Would your mom have liked me, if we ever got to meet? Would you have waved at me if you saw me on the street? Did you treat me fair like the cool one of them all, or did you make fun of me while I scurried through the hall? But most importantly would you have missed or be glad I was gone? I know what goes on everywhere, even at your very own school but millions of people kill themselves because no one in their class will count them in as their friend, but will you personally do this and think of someone you know who you have left out or made fun.

Written by a 12 year old girl in Boston: Now I sit me down in school where praying is against the rule. For this great nation under God finds mention of Him very odd. If Scripture now the class recites, it violates the Bill of Rights. Anytime my head I bow becomes a federal matter now. The law is specific; the law is precise. Praying out loud is no longer nice. Praying aloud in a public hall upsets those who believe in nothing at all. In silence alone we can meditate and if God should get the credit-great! They are bringing their guns; I don嚙踝蕭t dare bring my Bible, to do so, might make me liable. So now oh Lord, this plea I make; should I be shot in school, my soul please take.

The story of life Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be (possibly your roommate, neighbor, coworker, long lost friend, lover, or even a complete stranger), but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reelections you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power, or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothings happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of you soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless. The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to pen you heart and eyes to things. Make everyday count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possible can for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and actually listen, let yourself fall in love, break free, and set you sights high. Hold you head up because you have every right to. Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you won嚙踝蕭t believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it was absolutely no regrets. Most importantly, if you LOVE someone tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store. And learn a lesson in life each day that you live. That嚙踝蕭s the story of life.

The greatest pain in life The greatest pain in life Is not to die, But to be ignored. To lost the person you love so much To another who doesn嚙踝蕭t care at all? To have someone you care about so much Throw a party嚙皺 And not tell you about it. When your favorite person on earth Neglects to invite you to his graduation. To have people think that you don嚙踝蕭t care. The greatest pain in life, Is not to die, But to be forgotten. To be left in the dust after another嚙踝蕭s great Achievement. To never get a call from a friend, Just saying 嚙踝蕭hi嚙踝蕭. When you show someone your inner most thoughts And they laugh in your face. For friends to always be Too busy to console you When you need someone to left your spirits. When it seems like the only person who cares about you is you. Life is full of pain, But does it ever get better? Will people ever care about each other, And make time for those who are in need? Each of us has a part to play In this great show we call life. Each of us has a duty to mankind To tell our friends we love them. If you do not care about your friends You will not be punished. You will simply be ignored嚙皺 Forgotten嚙皺.. As you have done to others.

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Only in America Only in America can a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box and a draft dodger live in the White House. Only in America can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance Only in America are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. Only in America do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to their prescriptions. Only in America do people order double cheese burgers, a large fry, and a diet coke. Only in America do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollar in the driveway and leave useless junk in the garage. Only in America do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won嚙踝蕭t miss the call we didn嚙踝蕭t want in the first place. Only in America do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. Only in America do we use the word 嚙踝蕭politics嚙踝蕭 to describe the process so well: 嚙踝蕭poli嚙踝蕭 in Latin meaning 嚙踝蕭many嚙踝蕭 and 嚙踝蕭tics嚙踝蕭 meaning 嚙踝蕭bloodsucking creatures嚙踝蕭嚙皺. Only in America do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering!

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MEMO FROM GOD. I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you That you cannot handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD(something for God to do) Box. It will be addressed in my time, not yours. Once the matter is placed in the box, do not hold on to it. If you find yourself stuck in traffic; don嚙踝蕭t despair. There are people in this world for which driving is an unheard of privilege. Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years. Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what its Like to love and be loved in return. Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve Hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children. Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk. Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine. Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what Is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn嚙踝蕭t live long Enough to get the opportunity. Should you find yourself the victim of other people嚙踝蕭s Bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be them!!

Beauty of a woman The beauty of a woman Is not the clothes she wears The figure she carries Or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman Must be seen from her eyes, Because that is the doorway to her heart, The place where love resides. The beauty of woman Is not in a facial mole, But true beauty in a woman Is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, The passion that she shows, The beauty of a woman With passing years-only grows.

To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your inner dependency on form is gone, the general conditions of your life, the outer forms, tend to improve greatly. Things, people, or conditions that you thought you needed for you happiness now come to you with no struggle or effort on your part, and you are free to enjoy and appreciate them-while they last. All those things, of course, will still pass away, cycles will come and go, but with dependency gone there is no fear of loss any more. Life flows with ease.

Before U were thought of or time had begun, God even stuck U in the name of His Son. And each time U pray, you嚙踝蕭ll see it嚙踝蕭s true. You can嚙踝蕭t spell out JesUs and not include U. You嚙踝蕭re a pretty big part of His wonderful name, For U, He was born; that嚙踝蕭s why He came. And His great love for U is the reason He died. It even takes U to spell crUcified. Isn嚙踝蕭t it thrilling and splendidly grand He rose from the dead, with U in his plan. The stones split away, the gold trUmpet blew, And this word resUrrection is spelled with a U. When JesUs left earth at His upward ascension, He felt there was one thing He just had to mention. 嚙踝蕭Go into the world and tell them it嚙踝蕭s true That I love them all 嚙碾 just like I love U. So many great people are spelled with a U, Don嚙踝蕭t they have a right to know JesUs too? It all depends now on what U will do, He嚙踝蕭d like them to know, but it all starts with U.

I believe I believe in the sun Though it is slow in rising I believe in you Without realizing I believe in love Though I don嚙踝蕭t know what it is I believe in happiness Though I never feel it. I believe in rain Though there are no clouds in the sky. I believe in you Even though you lie. I believe in peace Though I am always violent. I believe in God Though He is silent. -Angelica Marroquin

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I嚙踝蕭ve learned- That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that it嚙踝蕭s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving word. It may be the last time you see them. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that you can keep going long after you can嚙踝蕭t. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that either you control your attitude or it controls you. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that money is a lousy way of keeping score. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that sometimes the people you expect to kick you where you嚙踝蕭re down will be the ones to help you get back up. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that sometimes when I嚙踝蕭m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn嚙踝蕭t give me the right to be cruel. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that just because someone doesn嚙踝蕭t love you the way you want them to doesn嚙踝蕭t mean they don嚙踝蕭t love you with all they have. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you嚙踝蕭ve had and what you嚙踝蕭ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you嚙踝蕭ve celebrated. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that your family won嚙踝蕭t always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren嚙踝蕭t related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren嚙踝蕭t biological. I嚙踝蕭ve learned,-that no matter how good a friend is, they嚙踝蕭re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that it isn嚙踝蕭t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself. I嚙踝蕭ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn嚙踝蕭t stop for your grief... I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that just because two people argue, it doesn嚙踝蕭t mean they don嚙踝蕭t love each other. And just because they don嚙踝蕭t argue, it doesn嚙踝蕭t mean they do. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that we don嚙踝蕭t have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that you shouldn嚙踝蕭t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don嚙踝蕭t even know you. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. I嚙踝蕭ve learned-that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

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Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world嚙踝蕭s going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the bible says. Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to believe, think, say, or do anything the bible says. Or is it scary? Funny how someone can say 嚙踝蕭I believe in God嚙踝蕭 but still follow Satan (who, by the way, also 嚙踝蕭believes in God). Funny how you can send a thousand 嚙踝蕭jokes嚙踝蕭 through e-mail and they spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppresses in the school and workplace. Funny isn嚙踝蕭t it? Funny how someone can be so fired up fro Christ on Sunday, but be an invisible Christian the rest of the week. Are you laughing?

Death of an innocent I went to a party, mom, I remember what you said. You told me not to drink, mom, so I drank soda instead. I really felt proud inside, mom, the way you said I would. I didn嚙踝蕭t drink and drive, mom, even though the others said I should. I know I did the right thing, mom, I know you are always right. Now the party is finally ending, mom, as everyone is driving out of sight. As I got into my car, mom, I knew I嚙踝蕭d get home in one piece. Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet. I started to drive away, mom, but as I pulled out into the road, The other car didn嚙踝蕭t see me, mom, and hit me like a load. As I lay there on the pavement, mom, I hear the policeman say, The other guy is drunk, mom, and now I嚙踝蕭m the one who will pay. I嚙踝蕭m lying here drying, mom, I wish you嚙踝蕭d get here soon. How could this happen to me, mom? My life just burst like a balloon. There is blood all around me, mom, and most of it is mine. I hear the medic say, mom, I嚙踝蕭ll die in a short time. I just wanted to tell you mom, I swear I didn嚙踝蕭t drink. It was the others mom. The other didn嚙踝蕭t think. He was probably at the same party as I. The only difference is, he drank and I will die. Why do people drink, mom? It can ruin your whole life. I嚙踝蕭m feeling sharp pains now. Pains just like a knife. The guy who hit me is walking, mom, and I don嚙踝蕭t think it嚙踝蕭s fair. I嚙踝蕭m lying here drying and alls he can do is stare. Tell my brother not to cry, mom. Tell daddy to be brave. And when I go to heaven, mom, put 嚙踝蕭daddy嚙踝蕭s girl嚙踝蕭 on m y grave. Someone would have told him, mom, not to drink and drive. If only they had told him, mom, I would still be alive. My breath is getting shorter, mom, I嚙踝蕭m becoming very scared. Please don嚙踝蕭t cry for me, mom. When I needed you, you were always there. I have one last question, mom, before I say goodbye. I didn嚙踝蕭t drink and drive, so why am I the one to die?

Life Life isn嚙踝蕭t about keep score. It嚙踝蕭s not about who many friends you have Or how accepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you嚙踝蕭re alone. It isn嚙踝蕭t about who you嚙踝蕭re dating, who you used to date, how many people you嚙踝蕭ve dated, or if you haven嚙踝蕭t been with any at all. It isn嚙踝蕭t about who you have kissed. It嚙踝蕭s not about sex. It isn嚙踝蕭t about who your family is or how much money they have. Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you are sent to school. It嚙踝蕭s not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music you listen to. It嚙踝蕭s not about if your hair嚙踝蕭s blonde, red, black, or brown Or if your skin is too light or too dark. Not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everybody else thinks you are, or smart standardized tests say you are. It嚙踝蕭s not about what clubs you嚙踝蕭re in or how good you are at 嚙踝蕭your嚙踝蕭 sport. It嚙踝蕭s not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and who will 嚙踝蕭accept the written you嚙踝蕭. LIFE JUST ISN嚙踝蕭T But, life is about who you love and who you hurt. It嚙踝蕭s about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully It嚙踝蕭s about keeping or betraying trust. It嚙踝蕭s about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon. It嚙踝蕭s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening. About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip. It嚙踝蕭s about what judgment you pass and why. And who your judgments are spread to. It嚙踝蕭s about who you嚙踝蕭ve ignored with full control and intention. It嚙踝蕭s about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge. It嚙踝蕭s about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow, and spreading it. But most of all, it嚙踝蕭s about using your life to touch or poison other people嚙踝蕭s hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone. Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those choices are what life嚙踝蕭s all about.

11 things in life: defiantly worth reading 1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel. 2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go. 3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you嚙踝蕭ve ever had. 4. it嚙踝蕭s true that we don嚙踝蕭t know what we嚙踝蕭ve got until we lose it, but it嚙踝蕭s also true that we don嚙踝蕭t know what we嚙踝蕭ve been missing until it arrives. 5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. 6. Don嚙踝蕭t go for looks; they can deceive. Don嚙踝蕭t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. 7. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do... 8. Always put yourself in the other嚙踝蕭s shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person too. 9. A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless. 10. Thehappiest of people don嚙踝蕭t necessarily have the best of everything they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. 11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you are born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you嚙踝蕭re the one smiling and every one around you is crying.

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round, Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly嚙踝蕭s erratic flight, Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down, Don嚙踝蕭t dance so fast, Time is short, The music won嚙踝蕭t last. Do you run though eachday on the fly? When you ask, 嚙踝蕭How are you?嚙踝蕭 Do you hear the reply? When the day is done, Do you lie in your bed, With the next hundred chores, Running through your head? You嚙踝蕭d better slowdown, Don嚙踝蕭t dance so fast, Time is short, The music won嚙踝蕭t last. Ever told your child, We嚙踝蕭ll do it tomorrow, And in your haste, Not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die, 嚙踝蕭Cause you never had time, To call and say 嚙踝蕭hi嚙踝蕭. You嚙踝蕭d better slow down, Don嚙踝蕭t dance so fast, Time is short, The msuic won嚙踝蕭t last. When you run so fast to get somewhere, You miss half the fun of getting there. When you worry and hurry though your day, It is like an unopened gift嚙皺thrown away嚙皺 Life is not a race, Do take it slower. Hear the music, Before the song is over.

Tell me 嚙踝蕭why嚙踝蕭 Please god tell me why? Friends have to die. It嚙踝蕭s not fair and it嚙踝蕭s not right. Oh god, why that night? I didn嚙踝蕭t think life could end so fast They were so young but their years didn嚙踝蕭t last. Now its to late to say goodbye. Please god, tell me why? Even if there souls are free Now there dreams can never be. Teens aren嚙踝蕭t supposed to die. I need an answer, god, please tell me why? Maybe life isn嚙踝蕭t what it seems, And not all teens get there dreams I know we're all meant to someday die. Still god, I have to ask you why?

嚙踝蕭Friends forever,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭Friends forever,嚙踝蕭 he said. Eight years old and they made the vow to remain friends forever. 嚙踝蕭I need some room,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭ll back away,嚙踝蕭 he said. Ten years old and they made the vow to give each other space. 嚙踝蕭Does Tommy like me?嚙踝蕭 she asked. 嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭ll find out,嚙踝蕭 he said. Twelve years old and he made the vow to find out if tommy liked her. 嚙踝蕭He doesn嚙踝蕭t love me anymore,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭He doesn嚙踝蕭t deserve you,嚙踝蕭 he said. Fourteen years old and he made the vow to love her forever. 嚙踝蕭Nobody loves me,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭i know someone who does,嚙踝蕭 he said. Sixteen years old and he made the vow to love her forever. 嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭m getting married,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭ll be there,嚙踝蕭 he said. Eighteen years old and he made the vow to forever hold his peace.嚙踝蕭I got divorced yesterday,嚙踝蕭 she said.嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭m here for you,嚙踝蕭 he said. Twenty years old and he made the vow to be therefore her forever. 嚙踝蕭Why doesn嚙踝蕭t anyone love me?嚙踝蕭 she asked. 嚙踝蕭I have always loved you,嚙踝蕭 he said. Twenty-two years old and he made the vow to keep on loving her. 嚙踝蕭I could never love you,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭I could never stop,嚙踝蕭 he said. Twenty-four years old and he made the vow to never love again. I can never see you again,嚙踝蕭 she said. 嚙踝蕭i can never live again,嚙踝蕭 he said. Twenty-six years old and he made the vow to never live again.嚙踝蕭I嚙踝蕭m sorry,嚙踝蕭she said. Twenty-eight years old and he made the vow as he lay in an open casket.

I asked God to grant me patience. God said, no. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; is isn嚙踝蕭t granted, it is earned. I asked God to give me happiness. God said, no. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you. I asked God to spare me pain. God said, no. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, no. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, no. I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things. I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me. God said嚙皺Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

What would you do if every time you fell in love you had to say good-bye? What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there? What would you do, if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt? What would you do if you loved someone more than ever and you couldn嚙踝蕭t have them? Some people love, and some people die. But I want to tell you I love you, and you are a true friend. If I died tomorrow, you would be in my heart. Would I be in your?

Have you ever noticed that the worst way to miss someone is when they are right beside you and yet you can never have them嚙皺.when the moment you can嚙踝蕭t feel them under your fingertips you miss them? Have you ever wondered which hurts the most; saying something and wishing you had not, or saying nothing and wishing you had? I guess the most important things are the hardest things to say. Don嚙踝蕭t be afraid to tell someone you love them. If you do, they might break your heart嚙皺but if you don嚙踝蕭t, you might break theirs. Have you ever decided not to become a couple because you were so afraid of losing what you already had with that person? Your heart decides who it likes and who it doesn嚙踝蕭t. You can嚙踝蕭t tell your heart what to do. It does it on its own嚙皺when you least suspect it, or even when you don嚙踝蕭t want it to. Have you ever wanted to love someone with everything you had, but that other person was too afraid to let you? Too many of us stay walled because we are too afraid to care too much嚙皺for fear that the other person does not care as much, for at all. Have you ever loved someone and they had absolutely no idea whatsoever? Or feel for your best friend in the entire world, and then sat around and watched him/her fall for someone else? Have you ever denied your feelings for someone because your fear of rejection was too hard to handle? We tell lies when we are afraid嚙皺afraid of what we don嚙踝蕭t know, afraid what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie嚙皺the thing we fear grows stronger. Life is all about risks and it requires you to jump. Don嚙踝蕭t be a person who has to look back and wonder what they would have, or could have had. No one waits forever.

The road to success is not straight, There is a curve called failure. A loop called confusion... Speed bumps called friends嚙皺 Red lights called enemies... Caution light called family... You have flats called jobs but嚙皺 If you have a spare called determination... An engine called perseverance... Insurance called faith... A driver called Jesus... You will make it to a place called success!

If we could shrink the earth嚙踝蕭s population to a village of precisely100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following: There would be: 57 Asians 21europeans 14 from the western hemisphere, both north and south 8africans 52 would be female 48 would be male 70 would be non-white 30wouldbe white 70would be non-Christian 30 would be Christian 89 would be heterosexual 11 would be homosexual 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world嚙踝蕭s wealth and all 6 would be from the United States. 80would live in substandard housing. 70wouldbeunabletoread 50 would suffer from malnutrition 1wouldbenear death; 1would be near birth 1(yes, only1) would have a college education 1 would own a computer When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.

The following is also something to ponder嚙皺 If you woke up this morning with more health than illness嚙皺you are most blessed than the million who will not survive this week. If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation嚙皺you are ahead of 500 million people in the world. If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessedthan three billionpeople in theworld. If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep嚙皺you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace嚙皺you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy. If your parents are still alive and still married, you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada. If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful嚙皺you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone嚙踝蕭s hand, hug them, or even touch them on the shoulder嚙皺you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.

Do not undermine your worth By comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Do not set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. Do not take for granted the Things closest to your heat. Cling to them as you would your life, For without them, life is meaningless. Do not let your life slip though your fingers by living in the past nor for the future. By living your life one day at a time, You live all the days of your life. Do not give up when you have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you Stop trying. It is fragile thread that binds us To each other. Do not be afraid of encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. Do not shut love out of your life By saying it is impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give love. The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly Do not dismiss your dreams. To be without dreams is to be without hope. To be without hope is to be without purpose. Do not run through life so fast that you Forget not only where you have been But also where you are going. Life is not a race but a journey To be savored each step of the way.

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the homes weathly family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the manisions guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "thing嚙踝蕭s aren嚙踝蕭t always what they seem嚙踝蕭 the next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night嚙踝蕭s rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, as he accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die. 嚙踝蕭Things aren嚙踝蕭t always what they seem,嚙踝蕭 the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in the hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall, so he wouldn嚙踝蕭t find it. 嚙踝蕭Then last night as we slept in the farmer嚙踝蕭s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren嚙踝蕭t always what they seem. "Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don嚙踝蕭t turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until sometime later嚙皺..

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